Generic Aldactone

Spironolactone 25/100mg

Spironolactone is a potassium-sparing diuretic drug, which is a renal competitive aldosterone antagonist. It increases sodium chloride and water excretion while conserving potassium and hydrogen ions. The body lose water. So Spironolactone doesn't treat hypertension directly. It decrease amounts of water and that way the blood pressure goes down.

Usage.

Spironolactone is used to treat:

• hypertension;
• primary hyperaldosteronism;
• hypokalemia;
• hirsutism;
• cirrhosis of liver accompanied by edema or ascites
  
  

Drug interactions.

Spironolactone may interact with such drugs, as:

• ACE inhibitors
• Cholestyramine
• Digoxin
• Potassium supplements
• Salicylates
• NSAIDs
  

Spironolactone possible side effects.

• gynecomastia
• breast pain
• hyperkalemia
• edema
• dizziness
• headache
• weakness
• vomiting/nausea
• diarrhea
• increased BUN concentration
  

   

Spironolactone and pregnancy / lactation.

Do not use during pregnancy and breast-feeding.

What is the shelf life of the pills?

• The expiry date is mentioned on each blister. It is different for different batches. The shelf life is 2 years from the date of manufacture and would differ from batch to batch depending on when they were manufactured.